BFI Luminous gala

07 Oct 2015

Wednesday 7 October 2015

Guildhall was the place to be when a troop of society bigwigs came out to support British film. The Delevingnes were there, joined by Joel and Divia Cadbury, plus the jaw-droppingly gorgeous Cressida Bonas and Lily Cole. After a champagne reception and dazzling light show, guests enjoyed a performance from the impossibly sweet-voiced Staves. But the highlight of the night, apart from the slap-up meal, had to be the live auction led by Sotherby's veteran Lord Dalmeny, which raised a whopping £430,000. No doubt that the BFI's beaming new ambassador, Tom Hiddleston, helped to loosen those purse strings.